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"At this time, the family needs support as they go through a difficult period. They should be left alone to sort things out."

The oil field engineer at IGIT Services became SDP's assistant treasurer in 2007. As a protester, Mr George has had many brushes with the law.

In 2007, he was arrested with four other SDP members for staging an unlawful demonstration near the Istana.

In 2008, Mr George pleaded guilty to being part of a group that tried to stage a protest march from Speakers' Corner to Parliament House when the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held meetings in the Republic in 2006. For that, he was fined $600.

He was fined another $700 for being part of an illegal assembly at the entrance of Raffles City.

In 2010, Mr George was again fined, this time $950, for being part of an assembly without a permit in Toa Payoh in 2008.

Investigations are ongoing.

He is respected and well-liked by his party colleagues. This is why the matter is all the more a complete surprise.

At this time, the family needs support as they go through a difficult period. They should be left alone to sort things out.